stiviano, as she calls herself?ngeles home tuesdasaying one de been there and done that it was her instagram page and this photo with magic johnson that reportedly sent her boyfriend, donald sterling over the edge. >> all you ever wanted to do was fight. you're a born fighter. >> reporter: stiviano was president of the company bearing her name. it was suspended in 2008 by the california franchise tax board. though it's unclear what the company did, stiviano describes herself as artist, lover, writer, chef, poet, stylist, philanthropist, saying i do it all. >> she definitely likes the rap world, because she has tried to kind of, you know, get close to various people in the rap game in l.a. i know that she knows some rappers. >> reporter: court crowds and public records show stiviano used at least five names. they include vanessa marry perez, monica gallegos and valdez. during the famous recorded argument, sterling seems at a loss for words when his girlfriend lays out her ethnicity. >> i'm a mixed girl. and you're in

stiviano.n's debor looks into her back. >> the 31-year-old woman posting online "one day i will look back at instagram and say i have been there and done that." it was her instagram page that sent her girlfriend over the edge. stiviano was president of the company that had her name. it's unclear what the company did, stiviano describes herself as artist, lover, writer, chef, poet, stylist saying "i do it all." >> she definitely like the rap world. >> reporter: court records and public records show stiviano used at least five names including vanessa maria perez, monica and maria valdez. during the famous recorded argument, sterling seems at a loss for words. his girlfriend lays out her ethnicity. >> i'm a mixed girl and you're in love with me. whether you like it or not. >> born october 1982, stiviano is almost 50 years younger than the 80-year-old billionaire. he began supporting her almost immediately. in a lawsuit filed before the tapes went public, sterling's wife alleges stiviano targeted h

and houses. >> reporter: stiviano denies releasing the tapes. yet we know she's the defendant in a civil suit brought by sterling's wife. rochelle sterling alleges that her husband used community property to buy stiviano a ferrari and two bentleys. sterling also allegedly gave stiviano a $1.8 million apartment. some have interpreted the conversation as leading, with her prompting sterling's answers. >> but shouldn't we take a stand for what's wrong and be the change and the difference -- >> i don't want to change the culture because i can't. it's too big. >> but you can change yourself. >> can we talk to you for just a quick second? >> reporter: today tmz claims stiviano has 100 hours of sterling recordings. she had no comment outside her home today as she dashed away from cameras. his wife, who he's been married to for over 50 years, released a statement sunday saying, "our family is devastated by the racist comments made by my estranged husband." the clippers say they haven't verified whether the recording is real, but the outrage has been swi

stiviano insists they were gifts. today in a conference call the clippers coach, doc rivers, says he thinks he made the racist comments. >> i believe he said those things. i can't tell you how upset i am. the players are. >> reporter: sterling was accused of racism before for refusing to rent his apartments in ris real -- his real estate developments to minorities. according to one former employee, sterling said all of the blacks in this building, they smell, they're not clean and quote, we have to get them out of here. tonight basketball greats from michael jordon to lebron james outraged and demanding swift action from the nba. sponsors taking swift action. no fewer than ten sponsors have suspended or severed ties because of the controversy. but tomorrow is a big day when the nba makes an announcement about donald sterling. diane. >> thanks so much. i want to bring in nba analyst for abc and espn. mike, what are they going to announce tomorrow? >> diane, you know, i'm not as sure about what they ought to announce as

today, stiviano wasn't talking. through her attorney she denies the allegations. and wants the lawsuit dismissed. >> i have no comment. >> reporter: magic johnson today says it's sterling who should be dismissed. from the nba. >> he shouldn't own a team anymore. he should stand up and say i don't want to own a team anymore. >> reporter: the nba promising a swift investigation. into what has become a major distraction in the playoffs. even basketball's first fan is weighing in. >> when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really have to do anything. you just let them talk. >> reporter: and in an ironic twist, sterling was set to receive a lifetime achievement award from the naacp. the civil rights group now says that award has been canceled. david? >> clayton, thank you. the clippers playing away from the staples center in the playoffs here on abc a short time ago. cecilia vega reported from the stands on what the fans are saying. >> reporter: david, good evening to you. there's a cloud hanging over this game. the clippers versus is golden st

stiviano.feyerick looks into her background. >> as she left her los angeles home, her intuition proved correct. the 31-year-old woman posting online, quote, one day i will look back at instagram and say, i've been there and i've done that. it was her instagram page and this photo with magic johnson that reportedly sent her boyfriend, donald sterling over the edge. stiviano was president of a company bearing her name. suspended in 2008 by the california franchise tax board. it was unclear what the company did. stiviano describes herself as artist, lover, writer, chef, poet, stylist, philanthropist saying i do it all. >> she definitely likes the rap world. >> court records and public records show stiviano used five names, vanessa maria perez, monica guy egg goes and maria valdez. during the now famous argument, sterling seems at a loss for words when his girlfriend lays out her ethnicity. >> i'm a mixed girl and you're in love with me. i'm block and mexican whether you like it or not. >> born oct

stiviano's lawyer plans to speak in the next couple of days.terling's wife is suining stiviano saying that there was no right to buy anything for her, the wife wants it back. >> thank you. coming up, severe weather. >> forcing major flooding. we will take a look at the hardest hit areas in the country next on cnn. >> storms. storms are threatening 37 people across the southeast. florida to virginia including floods. really the pictures tell the story. take a look for yourself. here's a guy clinging to a tree. he is trapped in a flood in mobile, alabama. a firefighter swims to help this man out. hands him -- watch this with me. hands him what looks to be a flotation device and ultimately, this ends well, he pulls him to safety. this all happened, this was a road, by the way. it's now a river. unbelievable, just one of so many stories we're reading here. pensacola, florida, at least one person has drowned. look how far up you can see how far that water was based upon the windows of the cars. florida's governor declared a state of emergency for 27

stiviano is wearing the mask, folks are having a ball equating it to space balls. windshield wipers. on a rainy day, not especially suited to something called a solar shield, new yorkers did no best to pay me mind. but there was the occasional double take, to listen ger -- the lingering stare, first shown in china. >> not a good look. >> a little strange. >> reporter: we were lucky enough to get our solar shield overnighted from amazon for $29 plus shipping. one size fits most. even a cnn.com colleague was confused. v. stiviano joins other celebrities who chose to cover their heads from shia labeouf to his "i'm not famous anymore." to the old comment from the gong show. >> i took my dog to a circus, he stole the show. >> reporter: that is woody harrelson. and michael jackson didn't just cover himself, he covered his kids. as for v. stiviano, we don't know if she is planning to drop her very own line. >> not recommended for driving. >> reporter: yet there she is in her form her car. when she gets bored with the visor? she can do this. >> we'll see how the visor work

>>i can't tell you how upset i am, our players are >> reporter:tmz says sterling called stiviano on sunday to ask quote "how can we make this go away?" instead, more of the taped convewrsation leaked out. >>audio >>you think that i am a racist >>no i do not. >>this is the picture that touched off the rant: stiviano with former nba star magic johnson, today johnson said he might be interested in buying the clippers. the team's official position: it;s not for sale. >> reporter: the nba has condemned statements and plan to make an announcement regards the investigation. he could be fined or cut tried to force him to sell the team or give up majority ownership >> catherine: who is donald sterling? suddenly - a lot of people want to know more about the 81-year-old billionaire. for starters - this is not the first time he's been accused of being racist. >> catherine: he was sued twice by the federal government after refusing to rent apartments to minorities. in a 2005 case - and a 2009 case, when he paid a 2- point-7 million dollar fine discrimination case. sterling had been accused of trying to

stiviano, not to bring black people to his games. >> don't come to my games.e. >> do you know that you have a whole team that's black that plays for you? >> you just -- do i know? i support them and give them food and clothes and cars and houses. >> reporter: sterling who is jewish allegedly also heard on the tape talking about religion and cultural beliefs. >> there's white jews and black jews, do you understand? >> and are the black jews less than the white jews. >> 100% -- >> is that right? >> we don't evaluate what's right and wrong. we live in a culture. we have to live within that culture. >> reporter: over the weekend the president of the clippers came to sterling's defense saying "the woman on the tape is a defendant in a lawsuit brought by the sterling family who told mr. sterling she would get even." that lawsuit brought just last month by donald sterling's wife rochelle who claims stiviano targeted extremely wealthy older men and embezzled $1.8 million from the sterling family. the suit also claimed that donald sterling used the couple's money to bu

stiviano after she posted a picture with magic johnson to instagram. the recordings have not been verified by nbc news. >> if you don't feel, don't come to my games and don't bring black people and don't come. >> you know you have a whole team that is black that plays for you. >> you just -- do i know? i support them and give them food and clothes and cars and houses. who gives it to them? does someone else give it to them? do i know what i have -- who makes the game? do i make the game or do they make the game? >> reporter: magic johnson talked about sterling during the abc sports countdown show. >> he thunt shouldn't own a team anymore. and he should stand up and say i don't want to own a team anymore. >> reporter: the nba is promising a quick investigation, adding it's too early to discuss possible sanctions. >> it would be, you know, unwise of me and improper, frankly, to express a view as to what the ultimate outcome of any investigation would take us to. >> reporter: while touring asia, president obama called the reported statements incredibly of

there was a rant between david sterling arguing with his girlfriend vista stiviano. >> why? you can sleep with them, bring them in, do whatever you want. the little i ask you is not to promote it and not to bring them to my games. >> reporter: tmz say this picture of magic johnson and stiviano sparked sterling's remarks. >> if you're going to be like this, why are you owning a team in the nba which is what, over 77% african-american basketball players. so i think he should step down. >> reporter: president obama denounced the comments from malaysia. >> i suspect the nba is going to be deeply concerned in resolving this. >> reporter: chris paul said it had nothing to do with the game. they beat us and they just beat us in all aspects of it. >> reporter: basketball fan daniel hill watched the game from the team's home city. >> everyone should be galvanizing around the clippers, but it's kind of hard when you know they're owned by someone who has these types of feelings. >> reporter: the nba commissioner says the league will take action once it verifies the recording. wince wit

stiviano wasn't talking. >> no comment. >> but has asked that the lawsuit be dismissed. magic johnson said it's sterling who should be dismissed from the nba. >> he shouldn't own a team anymore. he should stand up and say i don't want to own a team anymore. >> the nba promises a swift investigation into what has become a major distraction during playoffs. even basketball's first fan is weighing in. >> when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really have to do anything. you just let them talk. >> in an ironic twist, sterling was set to receive a lifetime achievement award from the naacp. but the civil rights group now says that award has been canceled. clayton sandell, abc news, los angeles. >>> president obama is arriving in the philippines where he's expected to announce a ten-year security agreement allowing for laerj u.s. military presence there. the agreement would give american forces temporary access to camps and allow them to position fighters jets and ships. this is the last stop on the president's four-nation tour. the president is still

stiviano.e was apparently, donald sterling, upset because she posted a picture of herself on instagram posing with magic johnson. and he was upset not because magic is a former laker and there's a rivalry. he was upset because she was, quote, publicly associating with black people and magic is a black people. [ laughter ] so it's a long tape. they posted a lot of it on tmz and even more on deadspin, but this should give you the gist of it. >> you want me to have hate toward black people? >> i don't want you to have hate. that's what people do. they turn things around. i want you to love them. privately. in your whole life. every day you can be with them. every single day of your life. >> but not in public? >> but why publicize it on the instagram and why bring it to my games? >> on the instagram. [ laughter ] that voice belongs to donald sterling. although if i was him i would say it's mel gibson. i really would. [ laughter ] the clippers released a statement on his behalf, saying "mr. sterling

stiviano. and he reportedly contacted her yesterday.urces that say-- tmz report s its sources say stivian o has more than a hundred hours of recorded some of which could be extremely damaging to sterling reputation. we've already seen that. stivi ano reportedly recorded stalin with his permission because she says he would forget what he said and the tapes refreshed his memory. no word yet on this stiviano tapes refreshed his memory. no worwhatoes at firstiviano spooul tte le? ok. hoy bunches oats. ching! mmmm! mmmm! mm! it's thoats. honey. yeah. hoy bunches oats. is ia grt cereal. lactai® is 100% real milk right. real milk. but it won cause me discomfort. exactly, because it's milk without the lactose. and it tastes it's real milk! come on, would i lie about this? [ female announcer ] lactaid. 100% real milk. no discomfort. if it doesn't work ft... you're on to the next tng. neutrogen® rapid wrinkle rair has the faest retinol formu to visibly reduce fine nes and wrinkles in just one we. neutrogena®. to visibly reduce fine nes and wrinkl

stiviano, has political aspirations and is hiding her face behind the giant vicor. >> roller-skatingand running for office? >> to be president of the united states and change the laws. >> v. stiviano, the woman donald sterling was talking to goes on the record saying she wants to be president. she also says she very saddened by the donald sterling lifetime batch. slow could be only one. sacramento mayor johnson is calling the commissioner adam silver an american hero. >> you think there is a hint of race im, you have to cut it out look qwan certificate. what commissioner did, he removed the cancer and the nba has a clear bill, clean bill of health. you ought owner of the kings says donald sterling needs to respect the westerns of the nba and sell. >> dot right thing now, donald sterling, apologize to magic johnson, to the nba, the fans, the black community, the world at large. >> he believes the owners will vote unanimously to force him to sell if not willingfully. last night game, that was the only penalty that counted. >> cabin john say it is okay to pay $2 million. he is a billion

stiviano.ments he appeared to not know were recorded. >> i support them. >> do you know you have a whole team that is black that plays for you? >> i don't? i sport them and give them food and clothes and cars and houses. who gives to it them? does someone else give to it them? do i know that i have? who makes the game? do i make the game or do they make the game? is there 30 owners that created the league? >> reporter: this is how the clippers dealt with all this before the game with the golden gate warriors. they took off their warm up shirts and worn the t-shirts inside out so the team name could not be seen. sterling wasn't at sunday's playoff game. his estranged wife was. she's filed a lawsuit against the mistress accusing her in part of being a gold digger. stiviano and sterling have been seen together during other games. in the recorded tape the discussion returns to magic johnson who stiviano says she admires. >> he happens to be black and i'm sorry. >> i think it's nice you admire him,

. >> reporter: vivian stiviano left her home wearing a visor to disguise her face, not answering anyquestions. earlier today our camera caught her in a couple different outfits wearing a similar visor, first this morning. >> reporter: are you in a relationship with donald sterling? >> reporter: not answering any reporter questions she was whisked away in one of her cars. someone identifying themself as her assistant later came out with her dog asking reporters to leave. >> she has a comment. she's asked for you guys to respect her privacy. >> reporter: later in the day she came out in a different outfit and different visor attempting to walk her dog flanked by what looked like a bodyguard. her instagram account of more than 150,000 followers may show a glimpse into her life. she writes one day i will look back at instagram and say i've been there and i've done that. i do it all, artist, lover, writer, chef, poet, stylist, philanthropist, no mention of the suit brought against her by donald sterling's wife which claimed she schemed to cheat to get gift transfers, but last week stivian

stiviano. the recordings have not been verified by nbc news. >> yeah, it bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people. do you have to? >> reporter: according to tmz, sterling was upset stiviano posted this picture of her posing with magic johnson, who in the wake of this controversy has reportedly expressed interest in buying the clippers. companies are ending or suspending their sponsorships with the team, carmax called the statements attributed to the clippers owner completely unacceptable. kia motors said they're offensive and reprehensible. >> i think it has the potential to hurt the nba's image. i hope they act quickly and decisively in dealing with this. >> reporter: president obama also weighed in from asia. >> when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really have to do anything, you just let them talk. >> reporter: before their playoff loss sunday, clippers players made a silent statement throwing their warmups on center co

stiviano has taken to wearing that visor since the story erupted. and last night, she made some political comments, including expressing a desire to become president. and to, quote, change the legislature. she also said she did not release the recording of sterling. we'll have much, much more on "good morning america." >>> a security guard is in critical condition after a shooting at a fedex facility in the atlanta area. police say 19-year-old geddy kramer shot six co-workers before turning the gun on himself. they say he also had a number of homemade bombs, which he did not use in the attack. now, they're trying to figure out what motivated kramer to attack others and kill himself. >>> amanda knox is disputing the explanation by an italian court for reinstating her murder conviction. the new document states that knox herself delivered the fatal blow that killed her roommate, meredith kercher. and the motive is believed to be their deteriorating relationship. knox responded right away, saying, quote, the recent motivation document does not and canno

stiviano insists they were gifts. in a conference call with reporters, the clippers own coach doc rivers said he thinks sterling made the racist comments. >> yeah, i believe he said those things. i can't tell you how upset i am, our players are. >> reporter: sterling has been accused of racism before. he was by the justice department for refusing to rent apartments in his real estate developments to minorities. basketball greats from michael jordan to lebron james completely outraged and demanding swift action from the nba. sponsors already taking swift action. as of monday, no fewer than ten either suspended or ended their ties with the clippers organization because of the controversy. tuesday is the big day. that's when the nba is expected to make an announcement about donald sterling. john, diana? >> so many people are wondering what is going to happen? what can the nba really do? can they force him out? maybe not. the commissioner can levy a million dollar fine without the approval of the owners but how far can th

stiviano and sterling have been seen together in other games.he discussion returns to magic johnson who stiviano says she admires. >> he happens to be black and i'm sorry. >> i think it's nice you admire him, i've known him well and he should be admired. and i'm just saying that it's too bad you can't admire him privately. and your [ expletive ] life your whole life admire him. bring him here. feed him. [ expletive ] him. i don't care. >> reporter: magic johnson said the comments make him hurt but not just for himself. >> i think that all of us are outraged, we're all upset if we're african-americans because if you're going to be like this, why your owning a team in the nba which is what over 70% african-american basketball players. i think he should step down. >> reporter: head coach of the clippers doc rivers said his boss reached out to him but he declined to speak with sterling. >> i would like to reiterate how disappointed i am in the comments attributed to our owner. and i can't tell you how upset i am, our players are. >> reporter: other

stiviano. >> reporter: stiviano attempted to avoid cameras today, but says, she recorded an argument with sterling after he got angry when she posted her picture with magic johnston on the social media site instagram. >> reporter: the clippers wore >> reporter: the clippers wore their practice shirts inside out hiding the team's logo in a silent protest before their playoff game on sunday. coach doc rivers said he refused a call from his boss sterling and many n.b.a. greats including magic johnson, michael jordan and kobe bryant are expressing strong disapproval. >> we can't have people like that representing the n.b.a. >> reporter: n.b.a. hall-of- famer kareem abdul-jabbar once worked for sterling and the clippers. did that sound like his voice? >> it sounded like him to me. it really did. i wasn't surprised, because i was just aware of his track record of discrimination suits against minority people trying to rent some of his properties. >> reporter: in 2009 sterling paid a record $2.7 million to settling a housing lawsuit claiming he discriminated against african-american and hisp

>>i can't tell you how upset i am, our players are tmz says sterling called stiviano on sunday to ask quote "how can we make this go away?" >> reporter:instead, more of the taped convewrsation leaked out. >> reporter:this is the picture that touched off the rant: stiviano with former nba star magic johnson, today johnson.who already owns part of the dodgers. said he might be interested in buying the clippers. the team's official position: it's not for sale. >> pam: donald sterling has not publicly spoken since these tapes surfaced. while he has remained quiet, others are speaking out. there is now talk of a boycott and protest tomorrow in los angeles. kron 4's j.r. stone is following that part of the story and continues our team >> as an african american man and a fan of the game of basketball thathistory, that knows from right and wrong but i would not come to the game tomorrow. >> i support them and give them food, clothes and houses. >> reporter: that is the exact epitome of what the plantation mentality is all about. >> a slave master and he sees his players as slaves. every >> ra

. >> stiviano recorded don sterling. thing about don sterling, it has been long known this guy is a racist. a slumlord who would not allow blacks. it took a recording for the nba to act, for everybody to learn who this guy really is and a pattern i am seeing. look at the two biggest stories this week. he was secretly recorded over at "the daily beast." all they care about is what he said, so they show no conversation is private. jon: it would have been illegal under california law because you have to notify the other person you are recording. >> you know you are recording it. let's look back at history. this is happening more and more because of smart phones because you can record anything at any time. mitt romney, secretly recorded, if that doesn't happen, are we looking at president romney considering that really put him in a hole he could not get out of? we are seeing it in social media as well. we could have mayor carlos danger. he gets in trouble because of twitter and instant gratification. a p.r. executive going t

. >> este reclamo fue supuestamente por una fotografÍa que stiviano subiÓ a su cuenta de instagram conbre tambiÉn fue acusado de tener problemas contra minorÍas en sus departamentos. >> fue obligado a pagar una indemnizaciÓn tras ser demandado por el gobierno federal por negarse a rentar departamentos afroamericanos e hispanos. hoy cuenta con aproximadamente 119 edificios en el Área de los angeles, ella dice que despuÉs de vivir varios aÑos en los departamentos, desconocer al propietario, y que las instalaciones estÁn en buenas condiciones. >> siempre las arreglan. >> por su parte, este activista se encuentra ofendido, es mitad judÍo en mitad hispano. >> me fui ofendido, sino tenÍa la plata para entrar a sus edificios, no me iba a dar la bienvenida. >> maÑana la nba determinarÁ la acciÓn a tomar contra donald. >> ya que estamos en el tema, el aficionado que lanzÓ un plÁtano al jugador brasileÑo dani alves, ya fue identificado y sancionado,alves tomÓ el incidente racista con calma, y comiÓ el plÁtano,alegando que asÍ le autorizaba los insultos, el aficionado no podrÁ volver al estadio y

stiviano who donald sterling was talking to.ing her face and told the photographers in the interview that she will be president one day and says he is saddened by the lifetime ban. and the future of the team? if donald sterling agrees to sell it could be a special moment because the league will renegotiate the tv contract and the "los angeles times" reports an auction could get him up to $1 billion. he could be forced to sell if three-quarters of the owners grow to make himself. >> the owners, george, are color blind and found this behavior outrageous so i am surprised it is not unanimous. >> unanimous? 29-0? >> i believe so. >>> at game last night many fans carried signs and wore specially made tee shirts and talks how this episode is helping the entire country address the issue of racism. the vast majority supporting the nab commissioner's decision to ban dense fog advisory for life. no-- to ban donald sterling for live. >>> as for the game, the warriors lost to the clippers 1 13-1 03 and los angeles leads best of seven 3-2 an

stiviano attorney says she didn't release the tape and said she was very sad by the fba decision. team coach tonight is applauding the league move. >> i thought adam silver today was fantastic personally i thought he made a decision that really was the right one that had to be made. >> protestors gather tonight outside the clipper play off game. many tell us while the nba action are a step in the right direction needs to be a broader conversation about racism and the nba. >> the clippers did not tweet today but they did change the image on the twitter page to simple message we are one. fichlt in a statement warriors owner joe lake says there is absolutely no room for racism in our world, period. the owner of sacramento kings is going even further saying would he lead the motion to force donald sterling to sell the clippers. >> apologize for his word and apologize to magic johnson to the black community to the nba. and commit some of the profit he makes from the sale of the team the to really educating people and fighting until awful racism that was exhibited in his comments. >> an

stiviano with magic johnson.he singles out magic johnson as one person he doesn't want to see at clippers games. earlier today, magic johnson had his say. >> there's no place in our society for it. there's no place in our league, because we all get along. we all play with different races of people when you are athey sports. that's what makes sports so beautiful. and then he's put his own team in a tough situation. so i believe that once commissioner silver, i was going to say stern -- silver, you know, does all his due diligence, gets all the information gathered, the information, he's got to come down hard. he shouldn't own a team anymore. >> all right, so with me again, terence moore and mark o'meara. the naacp in california is urging basketball fans to stay away from clippers games and i'm sure you heard the interim president saying don't read too much into that, especially african-americans and hispanic fans to honor donaldsterly's request. >> fans are fans. look, the only thing the clipper fans want to know

la supuesta discusiÓn emana por una foto que vivÍan stiviano, en realidad se llama marÍa vanesa pÉrez este tipo al que pedir disculpas, por quÉ después de aÑos de educaciÓn un presidente afroamericano, tenemos gente que se atreve a hacer estos comentarios en pÚblico. >> el presidente barack obama dicen que las personas ignorantes promueven su ignorancia cuando hablan. aunque la voz en la grabaciÓn aÚn no ha sido verificada, muchos dicen que mientras sterling sea el dueÑo van a boicotear a los clippers. bryant comentÓ que no podrÍa trabajar para alguien como Él, y el mensaje del rapero snoop dog, se puede resumir en dos palabras. algo similar le dijeron a stearling por lo -8 empresarios que le retiraron el patrocinio a los clippers de los angeles. hoy los jugadores tuvieron el dÍa libre en plena temporada de playoffs. >> se realizÓ una marcha en el centro de san josÉ para crear conciencia sobre la necesidad de crear empleos que tengan un entorno seguro y saludable, seÑalaron que los trabajadores que son latinos, migrantes, temporales, son los que sufren mÁs riesgo de tener un accidente

stiviano. in the audio recordings posted by tmz you can hear a man thought to be sterling blast stiviano for posting a photo of herself with magic johnson. during the conversation with tmz says took place on april 9th, sterling even tells her that he does not want her seeing a -- seen at clipper games with african-american people. >> that's what people do, they turn things around. i want you to love them, privately. >> i saw someone i admire, i admire magic johnson. >> during your entire [ bleep ] life, your whole life admire him, bring him, feed him, i don't care, you can do everything but don't put him on instagram for the world to see so they have to call me and don't bring him to my games. okay? >> nba legend magic johnson later posted in several tweets that the comments were a quote black eye for the nba. he also said he would never go to a clippers game as long as sterling is the owner. nba commissioner adam silver calls the tape disturbing and offensive. sterling by the way will not be a

sterling's wife ise iing stepei stiviano for fraud.e -- they're not divorced. he and his wife, right? it's an ugly soap opera. >> this would be great for oprah's network. this is the haves and haves i guess. this entire thing is the owner of the cincinnati reds and had a loose tongue saying different things. what major league baseball did and this is what will happen in the nba, they forced her to sell the team. what they did was first they suspended her for an entire year. entire season. then a couple years after that they did it for three years and they're going to do it a third time and that's when she out of the clear blue decided to get rid of the club. this is going to be a very similar scenario hopefully faster than it took with the reds. >> supposedly the nba will come out with a statement today. we'll see, right? >> they have to. the maximum they can fine him by the way according to "usa today" is $1 million. he's talking about a guy that's worth 1.9 billion, i don't think that will dent his pocketbook very much. >> brian, whe

stiviano, on the right, with basketball legend magic johnson the photo has been removed from instagram. nba commissioner adam silver present at today's game did not speak with reporters but says the league is investigating. fans are calling for swift and decisive action, and the players association says players have demands of their open. >> the players wanted to ensure that mr. sterling does not attend any games for the clippers or any other team for the duration of the playoffs. >> i'm sure it's really hard to play for someone who says those type of comments, and for me personally, it's very offensive. and i understand where they're coming from. ,. >> another indication it might be a while before things cool off? the interim president of the naacp says donald sterling will no longer receive a second lifetime achievement award that its los angeles chapter planned to give him next month in oakland, abc7 news. >>> we have the expanded recording of the alleged sterling rant on our web site, abc7 news.com. the game went on and what a game it was for the warriors. larry beil has the explos

stiviano. she defends being seen with former los angeles lakers great magic johnson at a clippers game. >> woodruff: it doesn't stop there, as stiviano, herself of mixed black and latino heritage, challenges sterling, and he goes further. >> woodruff: this isn't sterling's first brush with accusations of racism. in 2009, former n.b.a. star and clippers general manager elgin baylor filed a wrongful termination suit, alleging age and racial discrimination. a jury ruled in favor of sterling. the clippers owner and real estate magnate was also sued twice for housing discrimination. the cases were settled out of court. but the recordings have sparked a firestorm. magic johnson announced he won't attend any more clippers games while sterling remains the owner. >> he's got to give up the team. if he doesn't like african americans and you're in a league that's over 70% african american. ding ding ding! >> woodruff: charlotte bobcats owner and former superstar michael jordan weighed in, saying: >> woodr

stiviano, on the right, with basketball legend magic johnson the photo has been removed from instagram. nba commissioner adam silver present at today's game did not speak with reporters but says the league is investigating. fans are calling for swift and decisive action, and the players association says players have demands of their open. >> the players wanted to ensure that mr. sterling does not attend any games for the clippers or any other team for the duration of the playoffs. >> i'm sure it's really hard to play for someone who says those type of comments, and for me personally, it's very offensive. and i understand where they're coming from. ,. >> another indication it might be a while before things cool off? the interim president of the naacp says donald sterling will no longer receive a second lifetime achievement award that its los angeles chapter planned to give him next month in oakland, abc7 news. >>> we have the expanded recording of the alleged sterling rant on our web site, abc7 news.com. the game went on and what a game it was for the warriors. larry beil has the explos

stiviano, that there's no way he should remain a part of the nba. the sad part and the tragedy here with a little "t" is that all of the things before these recordings came to light, the lawsuits, the discrimination in housing that he's been accused of and has been taken to court over, that's been known for years in los angeles. and so it took these recorded conversations, racial conversations that he had with stiviano, to force the issue, to force the nba to finally do something about him. >> now, let me ask you this, steve, getting away from the legal part and to what it's done for the country, what the impact this is in terms of sports and race that a lot of people, including me, were very concerned about and raised from the beginning of these tapes surfacing, let me play what head coach doc rivers, who was hired by sterling. he talked about the future last night prior to the game. listen to this. >> is this over? no, it's not over, but it's the start of a healing process that we need and it's a start for our organization, you know, to try to get

stiviano. as in the 22nd letter of the alphabet. it's v.. the 31-year-old los angeles resident has an instagram account of more than 150,000 followers. the instagram page makes no mention of the lawsuit brought against her by sterling' wife. the suit claims stiviano schemed to entice and cajole and cheat to get gift transfers. >>> later today in san jose a pretrial conversation regarding felony charge against 49er linebacker aldon smith. he's charged with illegal possession of assault rifles stemming from an incident at a 2012 party at his home here in the east san jose foothills. if convicted he could face up to four years and four months in county jail. and in a separate incident, also in santa clara county, he was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. >>> a dispute escalated between a go cat park and a woman who wears a head scarf. noorah abdo is not allowed to wear her hijab at boomers in livermore. negotiations between the family and the parent company have stalled. now the company filed a complaint with the state department of fair e

miss stiviano says those were gifts from mr. sterling and she has done nothing wrong.to you. >> those are some assets, i'll tell you. dan simon, thank you for that. dan reporting live for us in los angeles. so there is a lot to talk about on this subject to say the very least. my colleague don lemon is here with me live and also joining me from los angeles is paula madison, former owner of the wn wnba's sparx. this is going to be a wild rhode island ride. we still don't have proof this is sterling on the recording. if it is, big question what should happen? don, i'm going to turn it other to you first. we're going to have to hold down the lid. because i know how you feel about this. >> what should happen? the guy should go. i mean, it's as simple as that. but it's not as easy to get an owner out. paula can speak to that. i think he should go. i think the commissioner should be -- i personally feel he should be stronger. any time there's an investigation into wrongdoing, most people are suspended or there's something that happens to them as an investigation is happening

>> reporter: well, frank, v stiviano told the "l.a.e never wanted to hurt sterling but her attorney insists also that she did not release the recordings and claim that someone else leaked the tapes for money. we'll see. >> we will. cate caugiran live for us in the newsroom, thanks. >>> a small plane that plunged into the san pablo bay will be pulled out of the water today. it was found just off the richmond shoreline. the cessna went down sunday afternoon after colliding with another plane midair near the richmond bridge. investigators believe the pilot died in the crash and his body is inside that wreckage. the other plane landed safely in amador county. neither pilot has been identified. >>> federal authorities are now investigating a deadly skydiving accident in the san joaquin county. the sheriff's department says the victim and some friends took off from the lodi airport yesterday. the accident happened over the nearby community of acampo. investigators say the victim plumped to his death after colliding with another skydiver mida

who exactly is vi stiviano? and sex inextricably intwined in the high stakes big money world of sports like professional basketball? joining me here for a look is crystal mckrarry, director of little ballers. author of "home court advantage." she also happens to be the ex-wife of nba player greg anthony. she knows the nba both as a family and as a brand. also remotely from washington is "washington post" columnist ruth marcus. who's column today emphasizes that relationship. >> i had great material to work with. >> great material you're working with here. to listen to the taped conversation between the octogenarian owner and the 30 something v.stiviano is to glimpse the tawdry and inherentry arrangement between, well, let's put it primly, benefit and recipient. >> some people how you respond to that depends on maybe partly what your gender is or partly what your perceptions are. it's been incredibly well read. i've been reading some of the comments. >> are you finding women are angry at that characterization at

stiviano, with magic johnson, this the recording that was also released by tmz certification allegedly says he does not want african-americans at his game. the photo has since been removed from instagram. nba commissioner, adam silver, did not speak with reporters but says the league is investigating. >> it's inappropriate. a big sign of disrespect. for his employees and those with the organization, including the fans. reporter: another indication that it may be a while before things cool off, the interim president of the naacp says plans for the los angeles chapter to give sterling a lifestyletime achievement award have been canceled. >>> corporate president andy rosen released a statement in defense of donald material hat reads in part, quote: he feels terrible that such sentiments are being attributed to him and apologizes to anyone who might have been hurt by them. he says the team is investigating. >>> president obama is speaking out, saying he is confident nba commissioner adam silver will address the remarks. the president addressed the issue today during a press conference. >>

commissioner, sterling confirmed the voice on the recordings was his, condeming his girlfriend, vivian stiviano from associating with african-americans including former nba superstar, earvin "magic" johnson. while clippers players turned their jerseys inside out in protest, sponsors, kia motors, carmax and state farm insurance bailed. kevin johnson spoke on behalf of nba players. "i hope every bigot who sees this realizes that if mr. sterling can fall, so can you." "he's got to get out. sell for market rate. it's over now." sterling bought the clippers for 12-million dollars in 1981. the franchise is estimated to be worth at least a half billion. there's a lot of a-listers on the short list. media mogel david geffen says he's interested in buying the team. matt damon says he'd jump in. and conflicting reports that magic johnson is interested. commissioner silver said he hopes sponsors see the n-b-a's response and will return. the head of the sec tells congress-- u.s. financial markets-- are not rigged. mary jo white-- chairwoman of the securities and exchange commission -- says the markets are

stiviano? >>> and one company says it has found a plane in the indian ocean.ont." >> and good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, we begin with the breaking news, banned for life. it was a swift and historic move. the

stiviano who donald sterling was talking to is very saddened by the lifetime ban and adamant she did fought release the recording. if donald sterling agrees to sell the team or if he is forced to sell by three-quarters majority of owners it is an opportunity because the league is renegotiating the tv contract and "los angeles times" reports an auction could fetch donald sterling $1 billion. as harsh as the ruling is the sale price is why some fans say the $2.5 million is a joke. >>> the clippers stand by their show of solidarity on social media with facebook and team website displaying the message "we are one," switching seconds after the announcement came down yesterday. several other teams have followed suit. the warriors lost to the clippers 1 13-1 03 and los angeles leads despite the turmoil 3-2. the warriors face elimination unless they beat the clippers when they play tomorrow night. we will follow this developing story on air and online. to watch the news conference by nba commissioner adam silver we have posted it on our website with our reporting continuing twitter@abc7newsb

stiviano and obtained by tmz and deadspin, they've caused no fewer than ten sponsors to either suspend or end their relationship with the clippers. >> do you think sterling is a racist? >> reporter: as for stiviano, she was silent monday while on her way to court for an unrelated dui case according to k app abc-tv. but her attorney says the recordings are legitimate though he denied she released them to the news media. >> don't come to my games. don't bring black people. and don't come. >> reporter: the clippers haven't verified if the voice is sterling. but they say he is, quote, emphatic that what is reflected on the recording is not consistent with his views, beliefs or feelings. still, the nba is up in arms. on monday night, the miami heat showing solidarity with the clippers, leaving their shirts midcourt. and clippers coach doc rivers speaking with reporters by phone monday. >> i can't tell you how upset i am, our players are. they didn't sign on for this. >> i think the players are going to attempt to defy donald sterling in every imaginable way and the best way to do that is by

. >> reporter: sterling was upset stiviano posted this picture of her posing with magic johnson who in the wake of this controversy has expressed interest in buying the clippers. companies are ending or suspending their sponsorships to the team. kia motors say they're offensive and reprehensible. >> i think it has the potential to hurt the nba's image. i hope they act quickly in dealing with this. >> reporter: president obama also weighed in from asia. >> when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, just let them talk. >> reporter: before their playoff loss sunday, clippers players made a silent statement revealing shirts that were inside out hiding their team logo. >> from that point on, how could your mind really be on this game? >> reporter: in a statement the clippers president says it's not clear if the recordings have been altered adding the remarks of who sterling is. sterling was about to receive a lifetime achievement award from naacp's chapter for his charitable contributions. that won't happen now. >> there is a personal, economic, and social price that mr. sterlin